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Menopause, Sexual Health and Using Romance Novels as an Adjunct to Integrative Sex

Tuesday, November 24, 2026, 10:00 AM EST
Tuesday, November 24, 2026, 1:45 PM EST

Presenter: Presenter: Diana Melnick and Sara Klein, Jennifer H. Greenberg, PhD, MSW, LICSW, LCSW-C, CST-S, CSCT

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These workshops offer 5 Live Interactive Continuing Education Credits

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Full Day Webinar

November 24th, 2026

10:00 AM - 3:45 PM EST

The cost of one day is $89.99, an individual class is $59.99 and $39.99

To register for the FULL DAY SEMINAR Click "BUY IT NOW". To register for just one class, click on the Class/link below.

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Class 1

10:00 AM - 1:00 PM EST

Menopause and Sexual Health: An Interdisciplinary Clinical Framework for Sex Therapy

Menopause can affect mood, sleep, identity, sexual desire, arousal, orgasm, lubrication, genital comfort, urinary function, pelvic floor tone, and relationship dynamics. This 3-hour online seminar provides clinicians with an integrated biopsychosocial framework for understanding menopause-related sexual concerns, genitourinary syndrome of menopause, dyspareunia, pelvic floor dysfunction, body image changes, and relational distress. The seminar combines sex therapy concepts with pelvic physical therapy principles so clinicians can screen more effectively, communicate more comfortably, and collaborate across disciplines.

(Trainers - Diana Melnick is a registered psychotherapist and certified sex therapist with over a decade of experience helping folks navigate mental health, relationship, sexual and intimacy struggles. She is an ICEEFT certified Emotionally Focused Therapist (Supervisor in training), and Somatic EMDR Practitioner. She is the Clinical Director of Toronto Intimacy Counselling, a multidisciplinary clinic in Toronto which specializes in the treatment of relationship and sexual issues.

Sara Klein is a registered Physiotherapist with more than 19 years of experience. She graduated from the University of Toronto with an MScPT in 2005 and subsequently completed additional training in Woman’s Pelvic Health Physiotherapy. Sara specializes in the treatment of pelvic floor dysfunction including pelvic pain. She treats women at all stages of life including, teens, perinatal, perimenopause and menopause for any bowel, bladder or sexual dysfunction. Sara is passionate about treating people with pain and also serves as a researcher, educator and staff physiotherapist in the Chronic Pain Program at the Hospital for Sick Children assessing and treating teens and children with persistent pain conditions.)

3 Hours

 

Class 2

1:45 PM - 3:45 PM EST

Pleasure, Arousal and Fantasy: Using Romance Novels as an Adjunct to Integrative Sex and Couples Therapy

This interactive 2-hour training explores how contemporary romance novels can function as a clinically useful adjunct to integrative sex and couples therapy by supporting discussions of pleasure, fantasy, emotional intimacy, relational safety, erotic communication, and core attachment needs.

Drawing from emerging research on romance reading, bibliotherapy, sexual script theory, and integrative psychosexual frameworks, participants will examine how fictional narratives can help clients externalize desire, identify relational patterns, increase erotic curiosity, and build language around fantasy and arousal in a non-threatening and culturally accessible format.

Through guided discussion, experiential activities, and case-based application, clinicians will learn how romance novels may help clients explore themes such as emotional safety, desire discrepancy, consent, erotic identity, vulnerability, communication, novelty, longing, and pleasure entitlement. Participants will also discuss how therapists can ethically and intentionally incorporate romance narratives into treatment while remaining mindful of diversity, shame, trauma, neurodivergence, religious/cultural messaging, and the distinction between fantasy and expectation in intimate relationships.

(Trainer - Dr. Jennifer Greenberg, PhD, LCSW-C, LICSW, CST-S, CSCT, is a Clinical Social Worker and AASECT Certified Sex Therapist and Supervisor based in Bethesda, MD. She specializes in integrative sex and couples therapy, focusing on relationship dynamics, intimacy, and sexual health. Dr. Greenberg has authored publications on the intersection of therapy and human sexuality and, in 2024, completed a dissertation on the role of romance novels in fostering intimacy in relationships. With extensive experience in both clinical practice and academic research, she is dedicated to advancing evidence-based therapeutic interventions. Dr. Greenberg holds a Ph.D. in Counseling, specializing in Human Sexuality and Sex Therapy from Daybreak University and an MSW from Washington University in St. Louis.)

2 Hours

 

 

 

This One Day Seminar includes two excellent classes, a total of 5 CEs. You may attend an individual class for $59.99 and $39.99

This presentation is open to:
  • Social Workers
  • Professional Counselors
  • Therapists
  • Psychologists
  • Licensed Mental Health Practitioners
  • Medical Doctors and Other Health Professionals
  • Other professionals interacting with populations engaged in mental health based services
Course Level: introductory
Level of Clinician: beginner
  • New practitioners who wish to gain enhanced insight surrounding the topic
  • Experienced practitioners who seek to increase and expand fundamental knowledge surrounding the subject matter
  • Advanced practitioners seeking to review concepts and reinforce practice skills and/or access additional consultation
  • Managers seeking to broaden micro and/or macro perspectives

Participants will receive their certificate electronically upon completion of the webinar and course evaluation form.

Disability Access - If you require ADA accommodations, please contact our office 30 days or more before the event. We cannot ensure accommodations without adequate prior notification. Please Note: Licensing Boards change regulations often, and while we attempt to stay abreast of their most recent changes, if you have questions or concerns about this course meeting your specific board’s approval, we recommend you contact your board directly to obtain a ruling. The grievance policy for trainings provided by the NEFESH INTERNATIONAL is available here Satisfactory Completion Participants must have paid the tuition fee, logged in and out each day, attended the entire workshop, and completed an evaluation to receive a certificate (If this is a pre-recorded program, a post-test with a passing grade of 80% to receive a certificate.) Failure to log in or out will result in forfeiture of credit for the entire course. No exceptions will be made. Partial credit is not available. Certificates are available after satisfactory course completion by clicking here.
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